Long, unproductive day today. I got a long nurse-the-bike home session today. On the way home, a couple miles away from my place, I had a sudden loss off power, and then Little Bike ran terrible. When I got it home, I tore into the engine (as the clutch felt like it was still working as expected). Good news: timing chain is intact. Bad news: both valves lost the retaining nuts on their lash adjusters. Which would explain all the symptoms. :-/ I found the exhaust nut and got its lash adjusted. However, I’m going to need to go invest in a dental mirror to find the intake valve’s nut. Annoying thing: I was going to go and check on those in the next week or two (the bike is closing in on the next maintenance interval for valve adjustment). I’m going to dial back Yamaha’s suggestion and open those covers much more often after this.

Does Norway still have conscription? Know someone who went to “prison” for being a (genuine) conscientious objector to military service. He was extradited from Ireland, but prison was more a sort of house arrest, more a case of being inconvenienced for six months that punished, but it’s a pain to technically have been a convict and the associated criminal record. Some countries allow civilian service instead (like working in hospitals, doing community work, etc.)

Sjalabais

Yeah, but only about half of those eligible are drafted; both women and men are eligible. Civilian service though has become very important to make society go round. I was too fit to avoid duty at that age, and did civilian service myself.

crank_case

Civilian service is a great idea, really could give young folks a lot of life skills.

Sjalabais

Agreed, a “free year” of social or ecological service, or, as in Scandinavia, learning proper hiking/diving/hunting/pottery for a year before more serious school appears to have become the norm.

Batshitbox

Soldier on left: Doesn’t this remind you of the Cold War days? They’re coming back, I hear.

Soldier on right: Then it looks like we might need to modernize our equipment.

Hillman_Hunter

Conscript on left: I’m wearing green. In winter.
Officer on right: winter gear is for soldiers!

Vairship

Soldier on left: Doesn’t this remind you of the Cold War days? They’re coming back, I hear.Soldier on right: Nah, with global warming this’ll be a lukewarm war.

crank_case

Cars that are attainable and I want but are impractical to buy right now because I haven’t space or time and need to finish other things #4675, This Honda Today: